Special NBAA 2018 edition of 'AOPA ePilot' newsletter
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| National Business Aviation Association Convention Special Report |
October 16, 2018 |
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Top Stories
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| Slideshow |
| Fly the Citation Longitude |
| Citation Longitude certification is expected soon, and NetJets has already ordered 175 aircraft. AOPA Editor in Chief Tom Haines takes you into the cockpit to see how the $26.9 million jet flies. (Photo courtesy of Textron Aviation.) Read more > |
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| Embraer intros Praetors |
| Embraer announced two new jets—the midsize Praetor 500 and the super-midsize Praetor 600. Read more > |
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| Slow, steady growth in business jet market |
| Worldwide economic and political instabilities haven't negatively impacted companies' decisions to buy business jets, according to Honeywell's new forecast. Read more > |
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News from NBAA
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| Dassault Falcon 6X on track for 2022 deliveries |
| Dassault Aviation's 5,500-nautical-mile Falcon 6X has completed its preliminary design phase, and developmental tests of its Pratt & Whitney Canada PW 812D engines are progressing. Read more > |
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| HondaJets get performance improvements |
| HondaJet upgrades provide shorter takeoffs and landings, increased maximum takeoff weights, extended range, and software upgrades. Read more > |
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| Gulfstream releases slate of updates |
| Gulfstream's in-production fleet has earned FAA approval for lower approaches using its enhanced flight vision system head-up display. Read more > |
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| Bombardier notes Global 5500, 6500 flight test progress |
| Bombardier said that its Global 5500 and Global 6500 flight test program is 70 percent complete. The company expects the aircraft to enter service at the end of 2019. Read more > |
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| Blackhawk announces new King Air mod |
| Blackhawk Modifications Inc. announced its new XP67A upgrade kit for certain models of the King Air 300. Read more > |
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| New Textron Aviation president named |
| Ron Draper will lead Textron Aviation as the company's business segment emerges from a challenging period. Read more > |
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| Wheels Up seeks to expand air charter industry |
| Air charter membership firm Wheels Up says corporate executives and millennials have one thing in common. Read more > |
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| GE Aviation unveils new jet engines |
| GE Aviation unveiled a family of new jet engines intended to power future supersonic corporate aircraft. Read more > |
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| Sun Flyers make their case |
| NBAA's annual convention may be permeated by the whiff of Jet A, but Bye Aerospace brought its version of an electrically powered future to the event. Read more > |
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Featured Video
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| Bizav market looking up |
| Honeywell Aerospace surveys business aircraft owners to see what they plan to buy over the next 10 years. Optimism is on the rise. Watch the video > |
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This issue of ePilot was created for: INSERT_FIRST_NAME INSERT_LAST_NAME at INSERT_EMAIL
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ePilot Editors:
Alyssa J. Cobb
Jim Moore
Dan Namowitz
David Tulis
Production Team:
Elizabeth Linares
Kristy O'Malley
Melissa Whitehouse |
Contributors:
Mike Collins
Sarah Deener
Dave Hirschman
Tom Horne
Warren Morningstar
Jill W. Tallman
Ian J. Twombly
Julie Summers Walker |
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